All Sporting Goods Intelligence articles in Volume 23, Issue 28-29
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Luanvi is taking the place of Legea as technical sponsor...
Luanvi is taking the place of Legea as technical sponsor of the Granada football team in Spain for the next two seasons
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Joma Sport will be the new kit sponsor for Italian...
Joma Sport will be the new kit sponsor for Italian first-division club ACF Fiorentina, starting from the beginning of July and for three football seasons, ending a seven-year old relationship between Fiorentina and Lotto
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Stadium, the Swedish sporting goods retailer, is participating in a...
Stadium, the Swedish sporting goods retailer, is participating in a cross-border environmental project called the Sweden Textile Water Initiative. The aim is to enact preventive measures that would lead to better water management, water treatment and a reduction in the use of chemicals for the production of clothing sold at ...
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Oakley is partnering with its sponsored golfer Rory McIlroy, who...
Oakley is partnering with its sponsored golfer Rory McIlroy, who is also a Unicef ambassador, to help raise money for that organization during this year's U.S. Open. Any time a fan or viewer “tweets” on Twitter using the hashtag #RoryReturns, Oakley will donate $1 to Unicef, up to a total ...
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Halti gets new major shareholder
Ingman Group, a Finnish family-owned investment company, has taken over a majority stake in Halti, the Finnish ski and outdoor apparel brand. Ingman acquired the shares held since 2004 by another capital investment firm, 3i, which was the largest stake in Halti but still made up just under half of its ...
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Hummel is taking over from the next football season as...
Hummel is taking over from the next football season as kit supplier for the Dutch football team of FC Utrecht, which is currently sponsored by Kappa
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Regatta has opened its first Spanish store through a retail...
Regatta has opened its first Spanish store through a retail partner in Gijón, Deportes Asturias, featuring also its Dare2b brand
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XXL expands and opens talks in Finland
XXL, the large-scale Norwegian sports retailer, has started talks with real estate owners in the Finnish market, as it prepares to move into its third Nordic market. Since it launched its megastore format 11 years ago, XXL has shaken up the Norwegian market and caused upheavals in Sweden with five ...
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Twinner joins European purchasing organization
Twinner International, a buying group for French, Spanish and Belgian sports retailers, has joined the purchasing organization set up in May by Go Sport, a French integrated retail group, and Hervis Sport from Austria. Twinner said that the agreement would enable it to lean on the group, called Sport Trade Marketing International ...
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GE is introducing a new fabric, eVent DVL. DVL stands...
GE is introducing a new fabric, eVent DVL. DVL stands for Direct Venting Lite, and is an extension of the award-winning eVent fabric. eVent DVL promises to be an extremely light, air-permeable and waterproof material for three-season apparel.
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Shock Doctor, the maker of mouthguards and other protective gear...
Shock Doctor, the maker of mouthguards and other protective gear for performance sports, has relaunched its website, ShockDoctor.com. The company boasts that the reimagined site improves the user experience. It features Shock Doctor athletes and has an improved and streamlined shopping process. Customers can search by product, sport or technology. ...
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Peak Performance reaorganizes its distribution
Peak Performance, the Swedish sports and lifestyle brand, has inked a deal with Basic Group to sell its products in Italy from the start of next year. Peak Performance currently runs its own business in the country. Part of Basic's assignment is to open Peak Performance stores, which are taking ...
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Nike's sales rise but profit dips
The Nike group has provisioned $24 million in charges to restructure the Nike brand's operations in Western Europe, which have been lagging behind other regions in terms of growth in the last quarters. The charges contributed to a drop of 8 percent in the company's profit for the fourth quarter ...
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Macron, the Italian teamwear supplier, has inked a sponsorship deal...
Macron, the Italian teamwear supplier, has inked a sponsorship deal with Vicenza Calcio, starting with the opening of this year's football season
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Der Spiegel, the German news magazine, reports that the country's...
Der Spiegel, the German news magazine, reports that the country's competition authorities are investigating the distribution policies of some sports brands that try to keep retailers from selling their goods on open internet platforms such as Amazon and eBay. Confirming that it has received complaints from certain retailers, the Bundeskartellamt ...
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Galvin Green has a new contract with Ryder Cup Europe...
Galvin Green has a new contract with Ryder Cup Europe to be a licensee and to provide part of a new “exclusive collection” for the golf event. The agreement, signed to last through the 2014 Ryder Cup, sees Galvin Green offering its apparel with the official Ryder Cup logo throughout ...
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This summer, Houdini Sportswear is opening its first concept store...
This summer, Houdini Sportswear is opening its first concept store in the same shopping district of Stockhom where Quiksilver, Norrøna, The North Face, Salomon and Hestra have their own stores
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A Swedish company, JO Sport, will take over the distribution...
A Swedish company, JO Sport, will take over the distribution of Bula products in Sweden from Skigutane, the Norwegian company. JO Sport, which started in 1986, is well established in Sweden with the distribution of a gaggle of sports brands, from Rossignol to Dynastar, Look, Primus, Trangia and more, albeit ...
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Eastpak has introduced its first collection of footwear for the...
Eastpak has introduced its first collection of footwear for the fall/winter 2012 season, adding to its daypacks and backpacks, under a licensing contract signed with Sugi International last year. Some of the shoes use the same materials as the backpacks. A larger collection has been developed for spring/summer 2013, which ...
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Widening losses for Cole Haan and Umbro
While discussing its performance for the quarter, Nike provided unprecedented details on Cole Haan and Umbro, the two brands it wants to divest. They jointly reached sales of $797 million for the quarter, which was an increase of 7 percent. However, the two brands jointly suffered a loss of $43 ...
